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Judson G. Trent
Judson G. Trent

New York Times, Tuesday, April 10, 1979

40-Down : Pelf protector

Author:
Judson G. Trent
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Judson G. Trent has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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N
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,745
Across
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Part of C.O.D. : CASH
5
Six-pt. plays on the gridiron : TDS
8
Newspaper notices : OBITS
13
Flask for Epicurus : OLPE
14
City (anagram for Arno) : ORAN
16
Turnip, in Toulon : NAVET
17
Bow maker : TIER
18
Ovid's real name : NASO
19
World jurist Root : ELIHU
20
Wonderland party : TEA
21
Without inspection : SIGHTUNSEEN
23
Bobby-soxers' footwear : ANKLETS
25
Disquiet : UNEASE
26
Where the Boyne flows : EIRE
27
Light refractor : PRISM
28
Ivan's trade : UKASE
30
Tolkien creatures : ENTS
31
Approximately : SAY
34
Gnat, rat or brat : PEST
35
Step : PHASE
37
Emilie's friend : AMIE
38
At all : ANY
39
Catafalque's cousin : BIER
40
"How sweet and fair she ___ to be": Waller : SEEMS
41
Calyx part : SEPAL
42
Columnist Wilson : EARL
43
Correlative : EITHER
45
Develops, as a plot : UNFOLDS
48
Esthetically excellent : INGOODTASTE
50
Dadaist's interest : ART
51
Suntan-lotion ingredient : SALOL
52
Luck, in Lyon : HEUR
53
Mercyhurst College site : ERIE
54
"Feed ___ ... " : ACOLD
55
Hurting : SORE
56
Pahoehoe or aa : LAVA
57
Facing a glacier : STOSS
58
"Bill ___ and Boomerang" : NYE
59
Stanch : STEM
Down
1
Terra ___ : COTTA
2
___ and Sedition Acts: 1798 : ALIEN
3
"Hush joint" of the 20's : SPEAKEASY
4
"Take ___, She's Mine," 1961 play : HER
5
Blaster's explosive : TONITE
6
Grows boring : DRAGS
7
Casement : SASH
8
Integrity or harmony : ONENESS
9
Fragrant fir : BALSAM
10
Clinging vines : IVIES
11
Giggle : TEHEE
12
Daze : STUN
15
Highway sign : NOTURNS
21
Withered : SERE
22
Wed : UNITE
24
Register : LIST
27
Bizet's "The ___ Fishers" : PEARL
28
"___ Lazy River" (old song) : UPA
29
Singleton or Boyer : KEN
31
Be suspicious : SMELLARAT
32
Intention : AIM
33
Oui in Orléans : YES
35
Trimmed, as slipcovers : PIPED
36
Firesides : HEARTHS
37
Pertaining to flight: Prefix : AERO
39
Watches : BEHOLDS
40
Pelf protector : SAFE
41
Milkmaids' perches : STOOLS
42
Lobster thermidor, for one : ENTREE
43
Legislate : ENACT
44
Aleut's hogan : IGLOO
45
Loan shark's specialty : USURY
46
Riverside, in N.Y.C. : DRIVE
47
Roller or boat : STEAM
48
"A miss ___ good ... " : ISAS
49
Period that appears endless : AEON
53
These rumble over Chi. : ELS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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